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1 Repeal of Timber Tax. RSA 79, relative to forest conservation and taxation, is repealed.
2 Reference Deleted; Timber Harvesting in Wetlands. Amend RSA 227:6, II to read as follows:
II. Pursuant to RSA 482-A:3, V, persons inhabitants who have complied with notice of intent to cut wood requirements under RSA 79:10, and who have filed an appropriate notification of forest management activities having minimum wetlands impact with the department of environmental services and the department of resources and economic development, shall have satisfied the permitting requirements for minimum impact activities.
3 Reference Deleted; Deceptive Forestry Practices. Amend RSA 227-J:15, III to read as follows:
III. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, in the course of buying or selling a forest product as defined in RSA 227-G:4, VII, he or she recklessly fails to provide a written contract to the owner, prior to the cutting from the owner's property any forest products which are subject to a notice of intent to cut as defined in RSA 79:10. The contract shall be signed by both parties, specify the remuneration for the forest products to be cut, and the time in which remuneration shall be made.
4 Repeals. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 6:12, I(b)(13), relative to normal yield tax revenues.
II. RSA 227-J:5, relative to notice of intent to cut and report of wood cut.
III. RSA 482-A:3, V(d) and (e) relative to exemptions from excavation permits.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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1 Repeal of Timber Tax. RSA 79, relative to forest conservation and taxation, is repealed.
2 Reference Deleted; Timber Harvesting in Wetlands. Amend RSA 227:6, II to read as follows:
II. Pursuant to RSA 482-A:3, V, inhabitants who have filed an appropriate notification of forest management activities having minimum wetlands impact with the department of environmental services and the department of resources and economic development, shall have satisfied the permitting requirements for minimum impact activities.
3 Reference Deleted; Deceptive Forestry Practices. Amend RSA 227-J:15, III to read as follows:
III. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, in the course of buying or selling a forest product as defined in RSA 227-G:4, VII, he or she recklessly fails to provide a written contract to the owner. The contract shall be signed by both parties, specify the remuneration for the forest products to be cut, and the time in which remuneration shall be made.
4 Repeals. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 6:12, I(b)(13), relative to normal yield tax revenues.
II. RSA 227-J:5, relative to notice of intent to cut and report of wood cut.
III. RSA 482-A:3, V(d) and (e) relative to exemptions from excavation permits.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.